DIABETES AWARENESS

In September, Danish- based pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk collaborated with the Royal Danish Consulate General and the Canadian Diabetes Association to host Innovation in Diabetes Care: 90 Years and Beyond.

Held at the MaRS Discovery District, the event celebrated Novo Nordisk Canada’s 30-year anniversary and the significant contribution Canada has made to diabetes care.

Guests learned more about the findings of the Novo Nordisk-sponsored DAWN2 study, an international initiative that highlights new opportunities for improving active engagement, education and support of people with diabetes and their families.

“The key to a better future for people living with diabetes is to foster these collaborations and, together, continue to drive innovation and education,” said Novo Nordisk president Vince Lamanna.

HIGHLIGHTS

The DAWN2 study highlights new opportunities for improving active engagement, education and psychosocial support of people with diabetes and their families.

By surveying more than 15,000 people in 17 countries, including 500 in Canada, DAWN2 revealed that:

of people with diabetes feel discriminated against because of their condition

of family members feel frustrated because they do not know how best to help their relative with diabetes

of people with diabetes experience diabetes- related distress

The ‘Rule of Halves’

Of the estimated 382 million people with diabetes...

about 50% are diagnosed...

of whom about 50% receive care...

of whom about 50% achieve treatment targets...

of whom about 50% achieve desired outcomes.

Only 6% of people with diabetes live a life free from diabetes-related complications